I grew up in Delaware, but never had much to do with the northern part of the state. Coins shows were really rare for me when I was high school. I...
The Type I could work, but it's really small.
I had been looking at a Roman gold Aureus for some time, but the prices! It seemed that any piece that looked half way decent cost 5 figures. This...
Here are my two pieces. This one is the "pointed rays" variety. It's one of the New York Bank Hoard pieces which are fairly common in Mint State....
There are two main types of Feuchwanger three cent tokens. The one that everyone seems to know about has a large eagle on the obverse and is quite...
I was hoping that I could buy a three piece set of these coins, but if the mint plays games with the stupid privy marks and the distribution...
Thanks to @Steven Shaw for leading me in the right direction with respect to the attribution of this token.
If you really want a “pinky ring,” I think that the Type III Gold Dollar is the best. The Mexican two and two and a half peso coins might be the...
One thing that makes PCGS look better than it actually is is the crossover factor for U.S. coins. There are many collectors who are obsessed with...
Here's another one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is an 1864 copper-nickel. These coins are white, like the modern nickel when they are pristine. They become greyish in circulation. The...
Too grey to be silver. It's made of white medal, and was therefore made "on the cheap" in the 1850s.
The law enforcement commemoratives did not sell well at all. The sales figures for the commemorative coins have been disappointing in recent...
I usually don't buy business tokens from any era other than the Civil War, but I found this piece interesting. It is a half dime token, which is...
I guess it's one way to jack up the prices for them. I like the coin, but it was not a part of the Federal Government period.
It's hard to give you advice on buying a $20 gold right now. The prices are high because the price of gold bullion is so high. If bullion comes...
Genuine U.S. coins are generally well struck and sharp. This piece is mushy and not even a decent fake. Here is a genuine piece. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Having shopped for these coins at the FUN show, I'd say the slab grade is PR-67. This has attractive toning, but it's also got some spots. In...
I have seen better looking toners than that 1892 Dime in MS-68. I don't like the straight toning lines on the reverse. I know that's minor, but...
Here are a couple of pennies. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is a cent. [ATTACH] I am just busting you chops, but the technically we have "cents"...
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